9:00 A.M. 4 miles at the gym in 7:40ish pace. Had a banana with peanut butter at 7:30 a.m. and my stomach felt okay by 9:00 a.m. after doing lots of dynamic stretching and a little lifting to warm up. 5:00 P.M. Met my team in Niwot for hills/tempo workout 20 minute warm up, stretching, strides 2 minutes hard up hill, turn, 2 minutes steady down (5:47 pace) 1 min jog 4X3 minutes steady controlled with 90 seconds jog between each. Wasn't hilly, just slightly rolling trail. This part of the workout was miserable for me. My stomach really started hurting badly and I had to visit the bushes twice during the jogging sections. My paces were 5:57, 6:01, 6:01, 5:50 (I finally started feeling a little better on the last one after my second pit stop). Then we jogged for a minute, drank water for another minute, and started some more hill work. 4X75 seconds hard uphill with 60 second jog down between each. My stomach was still in pain but I just tried to disregard it and push hard. Paces were 5:52, 5:37, 5:46, 5:54 1 minute jog 2 minutes steady downhill in 5:21 pace 1 minute jog 5 minutes at half marathon effort on the flat (5:52 pace) 10 minute cool down The workout was hot and hilly. My stomach felt as if it was about to implode. But at least it was an honest effort. | 